What A Rig: Starting a Map Library at a Small Institution

As a small university on the east coast of Canada, Cape Breton University has seen a number of rapid changes in recent years. With new librarians come future-thinking projects, including the development of new collections as part of future-planning for library needs and use to meet the university's growth.

In order to meet anticipated future needs, I have undertaken the proposal, development, and execution of a new print map collection for the university. In this talk I will share how I made a new collection happen, why I did so at a time of shrinking map collections, and what I anticipate the future of this map collection will be in the local, regional, and Canadian national context.